Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-08-25
n steamship Destroyed by Fire In
Mid Ocean.


New YORK, Aug. 1.-The steamer
York City, of Baltimore, bound for
London, put INTO Queenstown this
morning, and when Oft the lead OF
Kinsale signalled that the Inman line
steamer City Of Montreal, which left
New York on Saturday, August 6, had
been burned Mt SEA, aud that the crew
and passengers would be landed ut tbs
Queenstown wharf from the York
City.
Later dispatch was received at the
maritime exchange stating that II
lives were lost.
The cause Of the lire which destroyed
the vessel is of course matter Of
speculation at this time, but IL Is al
most n certainty that there was a
frightfnl panic on board the steamer.
Ii thefatalty occurred atnight, the wo. =
der Is that so few lives have been lost.
The reason for believing that a fright.
full panic occurred lies In the TACT that
the majority Of the passengers was
composed Of ignorant Poles and Hun
garians. Several of them were women.
There was no cabin passengers. Those
in the steerage numbered ll3, and IN
the intermediate cabin %.
There was well trained crew on
boa d the Vessel, and their undoubt d
good sea. .manship, under the direction
OF the officers, undoubtedly aided much
in keeping the loss of life TO the figure
it is reported TO be.
The destruction of the steamer oc-
Cured on the llth inst, five days after
she left New York.
A boat containing six passenge RS and
seven members OF the crew Is missing.
The ot cupants of this boat are the thi..
teen persons reported to haye perished.
A Brave Young Girl Was Acci-
dentally Shot While Trying TO Take
a. Revolver from Her Father.
Pretty seventeen year old Mary GAL
lagher, of WrightsYille, Camden coun-
ty, New jersey, was wounded IN The
hand last Saturday afternoon by the
accidental discharge OF revolver,
which she was trying 10 take away
from her father. Mary had just re-
turned from Sunday School, and as she
entered the front yard of her home,
she heard the voice Of her father
In violent alteration with neighbor
named David Thorpe. She hurl led
through the house into the back yard,
and there saw her father excitedly |
brandishing revolver in neighbor |
Thorpe's face, and threatening 10 shoot
him.
The young girl begged her angry |
father TO put away the weapon and be-
sought the neighbor TO leaye the |
grounds. Both men We're too angry 10
heed her and, fearing her father would |
muid der. size rushed bravely be- |
tween the two men and, crying Papa
don't shoot" erasped the fathers arm
and tried TO take the pistol from him.
He resisted and in the struggle the
weapon dischar ged and the young girl |
dropped 10 the ground with the blood
flowing from her wounded hand ard |
her face ale with flight and pain. |
The startledfAther was quickly brought |
to his senses 10y the sight of his pretty |
daughter lying on The grass, her white
dress stained with blood, and dropping
on his knees AT her side, he picked up
the little wounded hand and in voice
choked with sobs begged his daughters
forgiveness.
The neiPhbor came to his assistance
and the two carried the wounded girl
into the hn use. A physician was sum-
moned, and the wound which was not
serious, was dressed. The young girl
uttered no complaint, and last night
expressed her gratitude that it was no
worse. The father is completely over
come with grief, and continually re-
proaches himself for allowing his tenn
per To bring him so near to crime. Last
night the girl was doing well. No ar
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